Semtech LoRa Overview

• Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0, 4.2, 5.0 for configuration and setup
• Device Management: Device management includes device and sensor configuration, application and firmware updates, security management, device status
• Cloud Data: Cloud interfaces include Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud and AWS
• Additional I/O: I/O module available for SPI, I2C, USB and programming

• Sensor Options: 
• Temperature/Humidity: Primary temperature and humidity readings
• Accelerometer: Sense shock and movement force; 3D Accelerometer, 3D Magnetometer and 3D Gyroscope
• Air Quality: Bosch BME860, includes temperature, humidity, pressure and air quality
• Time of Flight: Sense machine access
• Audio Microphone: Sense audio changes in environment
• Operating Temperature: -40 to +85C
• Power: 2 x AAA or 2 x AA

• Processor: i.MX6UL (528MHz processor with ARM Cortex-A7 core)
• Memory: DDR 512MB
• FLASH: 4GB eMMC, 64MB QuadSPI NOR flash
• Ethernet: 1×10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0, 4.2, 5.0
• Wi-Fi: Dual-band 802.11abgn
• Wireless Sensor Network: Semtech LoRa Concentrator SX 1301
• Cellular: Cat 1 / Cat M / NB-IoT
• USB: 1 USB 2.0 OTG
• UART: RS-232 / RS-485
• CAN: 2 FlexCAN ports
• User Interface: User pushbutton and RGB LED

• Analog: 8 analog channels, individually selectable between contact closure, voltage input, 4-20mA input.
• Onboard Sensors: Ambient light, temperature/humidity, accelerometer/magnetometer
• External Sensors: 1-wire via RJ-45
• Power Input: 12 volt barrel connector
• Battery: PMIC with rechargeable coin cell battery backup
• Software: u-boot firmware and Linux support
• Gateway configuration via web access
• Device Cloud Platform access via wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, cellular
• Additional functions include database access, alarming, logging and diagnostics

• One EPM2M-LORA Wireless Gateway
  • The EPM2M-LORA Gateway is an industrial grade complete cellular gateway for Semtech LoRa based wireless sensor networks. Semtech’s LoRa technology provides significant benefits for range, robust performance, and battery lifetime. The EPM2M-LORA provides an easy to use, seamless connection between any LoRa based network and the Internet via cellular or Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
• Three EPM2M-LR-IP Wireless Nodes
  • The EPM2M-LR-IO includes sensors for light, pressure, accelerometer, humidity and temperature. By leveraging LoRA, Embedded Planet has created a complete wireless sensor solution which provides low power consumption and can be use in harsh and challenging RF environments.

• Open Source Linux Operating System
• Power supply and cables
• A quick start guide to get you up and running

• Temperature:
  • 12 / 14 bit resolution;
  • Measurement time at 14 bit is 50 ms max
• Humidity:
  • 8 / 12 bit resolution; measurement time at 12 bit is 16 ms max
• Pressure:
  • Less than 1 foot / 0.3 m resolution Pressure range: 20 – 110 kPa
  • Compensated, direct reading (software is not needed):
  • 20-bit pressure measurement (Pascals)
  • 20-bit altitude measurement (meters)

• Accelerometer:
  • Complete 6-axis, e-compass hardware solution
  • ±2 g/±4 g/±8 g dynamically selectable acceleration full-scale range
  • ±1200 µT magnetic sensor full-scale range
  • 14-bit ADC resolution for acceleration measurements
  • 16-bit ADC resolution for magnetic measurements
• Light:
  • Maximum Lux Sensitivity – Fluorescent light – 0.045 Lux/LSB
  • Saturation Ambient Lux Level – Sunlight – 188,000 Lux
• Power:
  • Battery options

The Conduit^® is the industry’s most configurable, manageable, and scalable LoRa gateway for industrial IoT applications.

Network connectivity choices to your preferred data management platform include carrier approved 4G-LTE, 3G, 2G and Ethernet. 

A diverse range of mCard^TM accessory cards provide the local wired or wireless field asset connectivity and plug directly into the rear of the Conduit LoRa gateway. Available options include a LoRaWAN^® Ready mCard capable of supporting thousands LoRa based sensors from Embedded Planet.

Development environments to suit all users including IBM’s Node-RED, a graphical, drag and drop interface or mLinux^TM Open Embedded/Yocto.

Quick-to-deploy and easy to manage, the Conduit LoRaWAN gateway realizes your IoT application.